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I I I Council Meeting Minutes April 9, 1996 Page 5 Council Business. continued Samuelson complimented the Boosters on their work with the youth community. Benke suggested the Park Board consider locating a field at Hidden Oaks Park. Anderson was previously contacted by owners of two lots adjacent to Hidden Oaks Park interested in selling these lots to the City. At that time, Anderson told the owners the City is interested in acquiring the lots if the owners donated them. The owners were not interested in donating the lots. Anderson feels that before a field is located at this park, a neighborhood meeting should be held to determine if this is a suitable location for a soccer field. Also, the Hockey Association needs to be contacted regarding removal of the practice rink. Benke asked if temporary hockey boards could be installed and then removed in the spring for a soccer field. Anderson said it is expensive to take the rink down every year, and the rink would kill the sod underneath. If the City decided to put a soccer field at this park, the hockey rink would need to be eliminated. Benke asked if Long Lake Park could be utilized for soccer tields. Anderson said when the park was established it listed six activities allowed in the park, and these activities were basically natural resource type recreation. Anderson doubts that the Metro Space Use Board would allow athletic tields at the Park. Williams would vote against the use of athletic fields at Long Lake Park, and feels athletic fields are more appropriate at school locations. Benke agrees with Williams, but questioned if this option should be investigated. Gunderman asked if the Midwest Asphalt property could be a possible location for athletic fields. Williams said that if the City had the funds to purchase Midwest Asphalt, that usage would need to have a fair amount of value to pay for the City's cost for site acquisition. Gunderman feels the utilization of the TCAAP site for an athletic field is probably about 25-30 years away. Williams asked if the sodded parcel at 1-694 and Hwy 65 is a viable site. Fulton contacted the Fridley and Roseville City Managers regarding vacant properties and neither offered to supply land. Motion by Gunderman, seconded by Williams, to AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURES OF UP TO $7,000 IN PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED CITY FUNDS FOR CONSIDERATION OF A TEMPORARY SOCCER FIELD AT THE DRIVING RANGE SITE, SUBJECT TO THE CITY MANGER'S APPROVAL AS TO SATISFACTION OF LAND OWNERSHIP ISSUES AND LEGAL PROTECTION, AND GRANTING THE NEW BRIGHTON SOCCER BOOSTERS ASSOCIATION A ONE YEAR USE OF THAT FIELD, RENEW ABLE AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Beggin said there are 630 kids registered for the summer session and this includes Mounds View resident... Gunderman asked if the area near Snail Lake School could be utilized tor tields. Beggin said the area is heavily treed and would not lend easily tor tlelds. Beggin noted one possibility at Sunnyside school where two fields could be accommodated. Beggin said the sod is available because of the removal of two fields at the National Sport Center. The sport center will remove the sod, load it, and truck it to the Driving Range free of charge. Williams asked if the Boosters have the funds to perform appropriate grading. Anderson said the City's responsibility is to provide correct grading, and top soil hauled from the Family Service Center will be applied and fine graded to drain properly. Williams verified the property will be graded properly. Gunderman thanked the Boosters tor their time. Council Business Soccer Field at the Driving Range Report 96-082